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@@kristenbrook897 hope you enjoyed it, thanks for the comment! 🙌

@@snowboard-bg1dn hi there, 174cm and medium… it’s perfect for me.

@@jjotagm hi mate congrats! Have only been riding very sporadically lately… I suggest to join Northern Beaches Mountain Biking (NoBMoB) Facebook page to hook up some social rides with the locals :) cheers!

@@kevomtb3542 thanks a lot mate !!

Nice to meet you Ned, thanks for the awesome memories… I’m sure we’ll meet again!

Cheers!

Hi mate I’m 174cm tall, yes medium frame.

Yep it’s definitely a tricky turn! Great trail :)

It was just a usual Saturday

Cheers mate!

Hi thanks for your message! I can’t remember the route tbh as we were being led by a mate…. But no “hike a bike” involved and was mainly backstreets/side paths…. Probably best to check Google maps.

Cheers! Has been a while ;-)

At the end of Spicer rd?

Between Morgan Rd and Oxford Falls road, the carpark is near a nursery… entry to the trail is via “Torn” trail.

This one is end of Blue Ridge crescent in Berowra

First time I’d actually seen the second half of flux and BB, too gnarly for me to enjoy 😂 but they are awesome trails… BB would be so much fun if you can nail all the features 💪

Hahaha don’t let that put you off 🤭 definitely give it a go, I think following someone in who I don’t normally ride with was a distraction

Cheers!

Yeah haven’t ridden it for 2 years, don’t remember it being that raw!

@@kevomtb3542 Not much love given to the trails in that section of Oxy F. Fireline is running well. Coco Pops is pretty well not worth riding

@@lukegillespie8324 have done Fireline on the e a couple of times, really fun!

Benefits of e-bikes 😁, no way could have done that far on the acoustic!!

Epic ride, great idea and thanks for the navigating CK!!

Thanks much appreciated! I’m 174cm… S3 would have been a better size for me, however swapping out the 50mm stem for a 35mm made a big difference.

Yeh heard it’s less restricted over there, and NZ is 30km/h I believe… and derestricted altogether is approx 45-50km/h!!

Hahaa cheers… vintage gold 🤣 did you build the mini moo section? Be great if there was a little more sections like it at Westleigh!! I think it was another couple of weeks after this vid that I tried it myself for the first time.

@@kevomtb3542 Yeah built it soon after they closed the Moo at St Ives Chase back in the day. You can see us testing the drop here... th-cam.com/video/vi98VToJ1RM/w-d-xo.html (4:52) still had grass on the trail. Yeah we found a few other lines to build but council acquired the land from the water board and asked all the building to stop.

@@juicemooseman nice one… now the name Mini moo finally makes sense to me!

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Cheers mate!

Yep it’s quite chunky and definitely keeps you on your toes!

I’ve bought a shorter 33mm stem, waiting for it to arrive so hopefully that helps. Thanks for the recommendation for the derestricter, it’s on the consideration list :)

I'm 173 cm and got an s3 without test riding. It still feels big and bulky but I am coming from a 26' bike.

@@danzomon5853 wow yes that would be a huge difference, any modern MTB would probably feel like a boat in comparison… let us know how its feel after a couple of months!

@@kevomtb3542 had it for a year now. Secured it during lockdown to help me cope haha! Should have waited to get comp carbon as I've upgraded the brakes..stem and was told last week that the x2 shock is subject to air leaks so will probably get a shock. Oh and the wheels have buckled...so will need to replace them too. Rovals are made of cheese..goddamit

@@danzomon5853 oh wow, and you’re still finding the size too big?! So you got the comp alloy? Haven’t heard of any issues with the x2… but yeh if you’re going to upgrade to coil or your own choice of forks then comp carbon is the way to go. I’m happy with the Fox 38/x2 combo working well for me. Yeh, I’ve already dinged my rear wheel, gonna invest in some carbon rims soon… but mullet is annoying, lack of choice with wheelsets for a reasonable price.

Yeh I asked Alex if he wanted to skip Powerlines, but he thought he had plenty in the tank after Bunnings.. amazing how fast the heat takes effect!

Cheers, has definitely got a bit chunkier in a lot of places!

Ebikers anthem possibly

Thanks mate! Yeah it has definitely become one of my favourite trails… so fast and flowy!

I decided to go s4, as they only had s3 in the matte maroon at the time (which I didn’t want), plus I was curious to see if sizing up would suit my riding style as a medium Santa Cruz felt a tad small on some occasions riding steeper terrain. S4 is supposed to be suitable for riders 173cm-185cm tall so you’d actually be right in the middle at 178cm tall… if you’re used to riding a medium and find that comfortable, then stick with an S3.

Hey mate, I normally ride a medium and am “adapting” to the large. My advice is stick to what you’re used to riding, 95% of the time the size won’t matter though as both feel comfortable, but I’d slightly probably have preferred an s3 as I normally ride a medium… i find it harder to get the weight down on the front when cornering with the s4 and it’s a looong bike anyway so s3 would be stable enough. If you normally ride a large go with the s4, hope this helps!!

Hey James! Was nice to meet you the other week :D yeh that rattle has been bugging me… thought it might be the cables but thanks for letting me know it could be the forks; hard to pinpoint these things but will keep an ear out, cheers! Thanks for your message, will defo be happy to do a few laps with you somewhere.

Thanks mate, mine is the Gen 3 Levo Expert, CK is riding a Gen 2 S-Works… I believe the new Gen 3 S-Works Levo are around $25k new 🤑

Hi mate thanks for your message, yes got the bash guard online for 60 pounds + shipping to Aus. Totally worth it, have already hit it on a rock 2nd ride after installation. Visit “Protect E-MTB” online, they have Specialized specific guards 👍

Hi! All good, I already knew before actually just it wasn’t forefront of my mind until I rode the bike on that occasion, I didn’t even know I was hitting 25km/h at the time as I wasn’t looking down at the speedo. It’s just a legality here in Aus and wouldn’t have changed my mind about the bike purchase at all, cheers!

Thanks mate! Yeh didn’t really notice it on the first couple of rides including riding one for 3 hours at Falls Creek, so thought it was strange that I only noticed it on my local trail. I think riding in a lighter gear will definitely help which I have to learn to change into before any potential climbs around 25km/h

Pedalling a 22.7kg bike uphill with your own legs ain’t much fun 😂

Camp less, ride more 😅

Cheers mate 🎉

Cheers mate 🤙

So chatty for what? You need to attach a little basket on your handlebars so we can throw some coins in for each joke 😂

Haha yep a couple in our group have checked it out and reported back that it’s proper steep 😳

Cheers!! 😁

Cheers mate!

No idea haha, sorry was all new to me… Only know one of them that I labelled on the video, thanks for the sub 🙏